Following our Gingerbread Man theme, there have been so many star bakers this week.  

Edith has typed a recipe for you to try including step by step instructions and photos.  Why not have a go at making some of her chocolate cookies?

chocolate_cookies_recipe.pdf 
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During these challenging times the wellbeing and mental health of our children is so important. 
You and your child might like the Cbeebies Bedtime Stories this week.  They are read by the actor Tom Hardy and have themes of long distance friendship, sharing problems and true courage in overcoming seemingly impossible challenges.
 
The stories he reads are:
Hug Me, (about a cactus who just needs a hug), 
Under the same sky (about two friends who find a new way to stay in touch), 
There’s a tiger in the garden (about letting your imagination take you to places), 
Don’t worry little crab (about mustering the courage to try something new)
and finishing this week with The problem with problems.
 
 You can watch the CBeebies Bedtime Stories each weekday at 6.50pm on the CBeebies channel and they is also available on BBC iPlayer.  
 
Here is a link to some activities you can do at home with your child to discuss emotions and feelings. 
home_learning_wellbeing_lesson.pptx

resource_1_-_feelings_vocabulary_cards.docx

You can also see a range of useful links on the wellbeing page of the school website:
www.southtawton.co.uk/well-being

Many of our class have been making their own gingerbread men.  They have read the recipe, weighed ingredients and watched the dough change when it is cooked.  The result, tasty looking gingerbread men ... watch out they might run away! 

There are some ideas from a recipe book I have at home called 'Dress your Gingerbread.' 
Can you guess who all these gingerbread biscuits are dressed as? 

How about combining your daily exercise with our Gingerbread Man theme?  

Can you see how many Gingerbread jumps you can do in 1 minute...
How far you can jump across your pretend river...
How many laps of your garden can you run in 2 minutes...

Don't forget to warm up by copying the moves below.

You could also set up your own assault course and complete it as the Gingerbread Man running away.  You could weave in and out of obstacles, jump over things, crawl under a blanket, balance along a piece of wood or stepping stones.   Have fun using everyday items you have in the garden and house to make up your obstacle course, you could even time yourself and family members.

This week our fairy tale theme will be  The Gingerbread Man 

Click on the links below to access the weekly topic web of activities and additional worksheets to accompany this week's theme.   Please do not feel that all the activities have to be completed.

I hope you enjoy The Gingerbread Man as much as I do and maybe even bake one yourself!

gingerbread_man_week_year_r.pdf

gingerbread_man_story_and_questions.pdf

gingerbread_man_story_review.pdf

gingerbread_themed_writing_paper.pdf

the_gingerbread_man_writing_prompts.pdf   Not all the pages need to be completed, there are a few.
doubles_to_10.pdf   Can you write the doubles beside (2+2=4,   5+5=10 etc)

doubles_to_20.pdf    To Extend... can you think of other doubles (100+100..?)

Number work has a 'gingerbread subtraction' theme this week.

gingerbread_man_subtraction_1.pdf 

gingerbread_man_subtraction_2_.pdf

gingerbread_man_subtraction_powerpoint.ppt